Klein CaroleWe must accept the idea that having a male child has a unique social and psychological meaning for a woman. Even women who led the movement to break out the passivity and sublimation of the female role were deeply influenced by the belief in superior masculine power.
About This Quote
Women were traditionally expected to be submissive and passive. They merely served their husbands and children. They had no power of their own and could only give into the will of others. Their place was in the home and aside from that, they were seen as childlike and weak.
This is not a new or unique social phenomenon. In fact, women have been held back from being able to support themselves financially since before the time of Jesus Christ. In ancient times, women were considered as property rather than as full citizens with rights under the law.
In the modern age, this has changed over time as well, however, much work still remains to be done in order to fully allow women equal rights under the law.
Some Similar Quotes
- A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
- I would always rather be happy than dignified.
- Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like...
- It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid,...
- I am not an angel, ' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more than I shall...